A survey from 2022 found that around 36 percent of adults in the United States with chronic low back/sciatic pain stated their pain was severe, very severe, or the worst pain possible. Those aged 50 to 59 years were most likely to report suffering from severe chronic low back/sciatic pain. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who reported their chronic low back/sciatic pain was severe, very severe, or the worst pain possible as of 2022, by age.
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported their chronic low back/sciatic pain was severe, very severe, or the worst pain possible as of 2022, by age
1,521 adults surveyed currently experienced chronic low back pain and/or sciatic pain, i.e., back pain
that runs into the hips and legs (“CLBP sufferers”).
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Harris Poll. (August 9, 2022). Percentage of U.S. adults who reported their chronic low back/sciatic pain was severe, very severe, or the worst pain possible as of 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447574/severe-chronic-low-back-pain-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. adults who reported their chronic low back/sciatic pain was severe, very severe, or the worst pain possible as of 2022, by age." Chart. August 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447574/severe-chronic-low-back-pain-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll. (2022). Percentage of U.S. adults who reported their chronic low back/sciatic pain was severe, very severe, or the worst pain possible as of 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447574/severe-chronic-low-back-pain-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Reported Their Chronic Low Back/Sciatic Pain Was Severe, Very Severe, or The Worst Pain Possible as of 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447574/severe-chronic-low-back-pain-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll, Percentage of U.S. adults who reported their chronic low back/sciatic pain was severe, very severe, or the worst pain possible as of 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447574/severe-chronic-low-back-pain-among-adults-by-age-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported their chronic low back/sciatic pain was severe, very severe, or the worst pain possible as of 2022, by age [Graph], Harris Poll, August 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447574/severe-chronic-low-back-pain-among-adults-by-age-us/
